dicker

Meanings

• Verb

  To haggle or bargain, especially over the price of something.

  - "I don't want to pay that price. Let's go dicker with the seller."
  - "The market is the best place to dicker for fresh produce."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈdɪkɚ/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=866349"

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Synonyms

daker

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with dicker
picker , quicker , sticker

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Homophones

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1. dick (en) : Obsolete term for a leader or chief.
   

2. dick (en) : Obscene slang for the male genital organ.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of dicker that leads to same result
dicker , dickers , dickered , dickering

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Forms

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dickered (past tense and past participle)

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to strike' or 'to hit' in Middle English, later came to mean 'to haggle' or 'to bargain'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'dicker' is derived from the Middle English word 'dicke', which meant 'to strike'.

2. In some parts of the world, dicking is considered a social activity and a sign of a good bargain.

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Related Concepts

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1. haggling: The practice of negotiating a price or other terms between two parties.

2. bargaining chip: An asset or advantage that can be used to negotiate or make a deal.

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Culture

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In literature, 'dicker' has been used to describe the art of bargaining and haggling, often in the context of markets or commerce. In art, there are depictions of people dicking over the price of goods.

How to Memorize "dicker"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a scene at a bustling market where people are dicking over the prices of various goods.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'dicker' with the idea of negotiating or haggling.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the phrase 'Dick around with prices' to remember the meaning of 'dicker'.

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